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Cindy Koeppl named Executive Director of Abria

It is with great pleasure that we announce Cindy Koeppl as Abria Pregnancy Resources’ next Executive Director effective March 1, 2019. Koeppl embodies the leadership skills, conviction, and spirit that will continue to drive Abria in our mission to help more women, teens, and couples make life-affirming decisions. As we welcome Koeppl, we thank Nancy

Thank you for making our Abria Life is Wonderful event a big success

Thank you to runners, walkers, supporters and everyone who participated in some way in the Abria Life is Wonderful event held May 11 at Lake Harriet in Minneapolis. The 10K, 5K, walk and kids fun run event drew more than 1,000 participants from across the Twin Cities and raised more than $85,000 to put a

Minnesota Department of Health releases annual report on abortions in the state

The number of abortions in 2018 fell below 10,000, with 9,910 abortions performed in the state last year, according to an annual legislative report on abortions released on July 1, 2019 by the Minnesota Department of Health. The majority of abortions in Minnesota, 6,292, take place at Planned Parenthood. Nearly half of all abortions in Minnesota in

Bea’s story

Each and every one of Abria’s supporters is a friend to the many courageous women and teens who turn to us for help and hope. *Bea’s story shows how much your generosity means to her. I was desperate. I scheduled an abortion appointment for Thursday. I felt sick about it. I still needed to talk

Thank you for making the 2019 Celebrate Life Gala a success!

We are so grateful to all of you who made Abria’s fifth annual Celebrate Life Gala a tremendous success! On October 25, 700 supporters gathered for an evening celebrating the lives of our heroic women and their families. Together, we raised more than $500,000 to support Abria’s life-affirming mission to empower women and put a choice